white stork

noun

1. a large Eurasian stork, Ciconia ciconia, having white plumage with black in the wings and a red bill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of white stork¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

A common white stork hasn't half the solid gravity of an adjutant or a marabou.

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Among the other waders are a snow-white heron, another ash-coloured, and a large white stork.

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There was a white stork holding his red nose against his bosom, as if to warm it.

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This species is nearly as large as the white stork, and is of the same form, but its limbs are weaker and more delicate.

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It was a white stork with a red bill and plenty of stork's neck, but short legs.

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